I'm loving Android. My Google Nexus One is easily the best phone I have owned, and I've owned lots. It's fast, it's comfortable to hold and use, the screen is superb, the virtual keyboard is the first non-tactile keyboard I can actually use and use well, and I really appreciate the fact that you can carry a replacement battery (cough cough). In fact, I like it so much that I have been willing to overlook the Bluetooth issues with my car!

I actually have two of these babies, and one of them has a bad secondary mic (the mic used for noise cancellation). So, just had it swapped out, which meant restoring all apps and settings.

The good news is that Google just kind of figured it out. As I set the phone up, and entered my account information, installed apps just auto-downloaded and restored themselves. Nice. But, unfortunately, the restore process only restores apps, and not app data and all settings.

That's a real shame, and one area where iTunes + iPhone has Android beat, swapping out and restoring an iPhone is about as close to perfect as that process can be (with the only major limitation being the need to actually plug-in to the computer with the backup). I've not heard that this is an area planned for improvement in Froyo (Android 2.2), but here's hoping.

The Adobe MAX Awards is a global awards program that recognizes the best uses of Adobe software for creating expressive applications that enable people to engage with ideas and information anytime, anywhere and on any device. The 2010 MAX Awards is now open for submissions, and remains open until August 13, 2010.

The top three finalists in each of six categories will be invited to showcase their work at MAX 2010. Winners will be selected via online voting that will open two weeks prior to MAX. Winners will be announced live at the MAX event. Entrants are also eligible for Honorable Mention recognition that will be announced prior to the event.

One of the frequent criticisms of Flash on devices is that hovers and rollovers won't work as they were not designed for touch. Well, in this post and video, Lee Brimelow proves those critics and criticisms wrong.